Node.js Web Development - Fourth Edition

Node.js's command-line tools

The basic installation of Node.js includes two commands, node and npm. We've already seen the node command in action. It's used either for running command-line scripts or server processes. The other, npm, is a package manager for Node.js.

The easiest way to verify that your Node.js installation works is also the best way to get help with Node.js. Type the following command:

$ node --helpUsage: node [options] [ -e script | script.js | - ] [arguments]       node inspect script.js [arguments]Options:  -v, --version print Node.js version  -e, --eval script evaluate script  -p, --print evaluate script and print result  -c, --check syntax check script without executing  -i, --interactive always enter the REPL even if stdin does ...